Jump to content

King's Division

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

King's Division
Active1968–present
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeAdministrative Command

The King's Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for infantry regiments in the North of England.

History

[edit]

The King's Division was formed in 1968 with the union of the Lancastrian Brigade, Yorkshire Brigade and North Irish Brigade. The depot was established at Queen Elizabeth Barracks in Strensall.[1]

Under the restructuring announced in 2004, the King's Division was reorganized into two large regiments:[2]

In 2017 the Mercian Regiment moved to the King's Division.[3]

The King's Division therefore now comprises the following infantry battalions:[4]

In addition, the King's Division also maintains a single regular army band titled the Band of the King's Division, which is a component band of British Army Bands Catterick.[6] The Band was formed through the amalgamation of two former divisional bands, the Normandy Band and the Waterloo Band.[7] Each of the three regiments, maintains a band within the reserve battalion; them being: The Band of the Yorkshire Regiment, The Band of the Mercian Regiment, and The Band of The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.

Past units

[edit]

Past units include:[8]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Strensall Area Guide". Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Future Structure of the Army". Ministry of Defence. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  3. ^ "The Mercian Regiment Newsletter August 2017" (PDF). Bowyers. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. ^ Heyman, p. 89
  5. ^ a b "Strategic Defence and Security Review – Army". Hansard. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. ^ "British Army Bands in 2019". 4 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. ^ "The Band of The King's Division". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  8. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1969

Sources

[edit]
[edit]